The Created Economy

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Created Economy 27: Time for a Holiday Party!

After a busy 2021, time to sit back and look back at how the Creator Economy has changed and what we can look forward to in the new year.

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Created Economy 26: Interview with Jen Lee of Backseat VC

Jen Lee is the founder of "Means of Creation," a popular Discord server in the Creator Economy. She joins us to talk about lessons learned in creating the community and her outlook for the space.

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Created Briefs: December 10, 2021

YouTube releases transparency report showing it incorrectly hit millions with copyright claims. Plus, Facebook's latest Creator Economy updates, TikTok named VidCon's 2022 title sponsor, and Discord tests premium membership.

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Created Briefs: December 3, 2021

TikTok rolls out new monetization opportunities, LinkedIn announces first creator accelerator cohort, and can Twitter speed up its product work under new CEO Parag Agrawal?

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Created Briefs: November 19, 2021

Is OpenSea worth $10 billion? Plus, Paradigm raises massive venture fund, Instagram gives out creator badges, and this YouTuber lands funding in exchange for 5% of earnings for next 30 years.

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Created Briefs: November 12, 2021

A weekly show discussing the latest creator economy news Tune in for a roundup of the week's top news, insights, and analysis from the Creator Economy.

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Created Briefs: November 5, 2021

Pinterest Home Shopping Network? Pinterest is launching a shopping live series on Nov. 8 called Pinterest TV. The company will air a special every weekday at 6pm ET on its mobile apps featuring a select creator. Each episode will cover fashion, beauty, home, food and more. On Fridays, Pinterest will

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Created Briefs: October 29, 2021

This week on Created Briefs we take a look at tipping on TikTok, Clubhouse's new competition from Amazon, creator startup funding, Cameo's first acquisition and much more!

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Created Economy 22: Interview with Peter Shankman

This week we had a conversation with Peter Shankman, media maker, messaging maven, iron man, and native storyteller. We discuss the evolution of media, the emergence of creator economies, and his $SHANK coin.

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Created Briefs - October 22, 2021

This week on "Created Briefs," will recap the week's #creatoreconomy news: - PayPal buying Pinterest? - Spotify's Shopify integration - YouTube testing livestreaming shopping - Patron's $90M fund

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Created Economy 21: Interview with Amber Case

This week we chatted with Amber Case about her broad, diverse background, her research into calm technologies, and the roles of crypto, NFTs, and other blockchain components in the future of the internet (and society).

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Created Briefs - October 15, 2021

A weekly show discussing the latest creator economy news Tune in for a roundup of the week's top news, insights, and analysis from the Creator Economy.

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Created Economy 20: Interview with Joe Hyrkin of Issuu

This week we had a great conversation with Joe Hyrkin, CEO of Issuu. Issuu helps content marketers leverage their meaningful content assets in new and interesting ways to drive business results. Naturally, this has a lot to offer creators and the creator economy at large.

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Created Briefs - October 8, 2021

Instagram Consolidating Most Videos into New Tab Instagram is consolidating all its video efforts into a new tab called “Instagram Video” where you’ll find Instagram videos and longer-form movies. Reels will remain untouched and won’t be blended in with Instagram Video’s feed. “With today’s update, users

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Created Economy 19: Interview with Goldie Chan of Lightricks

This week we spent time with our friend Goldie Chan, Director of Community at Lightricks, discussing creators, community, and the evolving future for both.

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Created Briefs - October 1, 2021

This week we're looking at a lot of what's happening with creator NFTs and other happenings in the creator economy.

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Created Economy 18: Interview with Ash Rust of Sterling Road VC

This week we spent an hour with Ash Rust from Sterling Road. Ash is a founder, investor, and creator providing a unique blend of experience with a keen eye towards the challenges of both SMBs and founders alike. Ash has invested in Creator Economy startups like Pico, amongst many others.

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Created Briefs - September 24, 2021

A look at the week's top creator economy news with our own analysis.

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Created Economy 17: Interview with Josh Constine of SignalFire

This week we spent an hour with Josh Constine from SignalFire, a journalist and creator now turned venture capitalist with a unique, direct point of view on the Creator Economy.

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Created Briefs - September 17, 2021

A weekly round-up of the latest creator economy news.

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Created Economy 16: Interview with Lilly Han Scott of The Hyphenova Network

This week we interview Lilly Han Scott, founder of the Huphenova Network - a new collective offering support and services to creators venturing into full-time creator businesses and opportunities.

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Created Briefs - September 10, 2021

This Week's Creator Economy News Report: More People Watch Videos on TikTok Than On YouTube According to app monitoring firm App Annie, the average time per U.S. user for TikTok is higher than on YouTube. However, YouTube is still the number one app for overall time spent

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Created Economy 15: Founder Roundtable

This week we host our first Founder Roundtable. It was an opportunity to catch up on some of the themes from our last 14 episodes and to see what the state of thinking was from builders in the Creator Economy.

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Created Briefs - September 3, 2021

This Week's Creator Economy News Gumroad Reduces Fees So Creators Can Get More From Products and Memberships Gumroad is streamlining its fees by eliminating its “free” and paid “pro” tier. Everyone using the online store platform starts out the same without worrying about overcommitting or paying extra. However,

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Created Economy 14: Steven Sunmonu / Black Creators Crew

Deep Dive A conversation with Steven Sunmonu, co-founder of the Black Creator Crew.  We explored a number of topics including what the crew's mission is, how it's helping today, and how others can get involved. Hosts * Gregarious Narain (@gregarious [https://twitter.com/gregarious]) * Ken Yeung (@thekenyeung